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General Category => Market Place => Looking for Kits, Parts, and Decals => Topic started by: Jeffry Fontaine on December 24, 2012, 09:24:01 PM

Title: Lityvank Is Looking For Some Armored Vehicle Kits
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on December 24, 2012, 09:24:01 PM
<snip>... semi-relatedly, anyone know of any decent Saracen and Saladin kits?
<snip>Xenia, 1/35 Saladins are the 40+ year old Tamiya kit and resin versions from Accurate Armour, Firing Line  and Commander(OOP). The only currently available Saracen in 1/35 is a resin kit from Firing Line.

The resin kits are pricey, the AA Saladin being £75.00.  :-\
Yeesh... thanks for that. Is the Tamiya kit still available? Also, what about other scales? (1/72 maybe?)


The Tamiya Saladin kit has been OOP for a long time as evidenced by the STOOOOOPID price of a recent eVileBay auction (http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120993110312).   Good luck trying to find that kit for a reasonable price. 

You would probably have better success finding the 1:76th scale Airfix or JB Saladin kits. 
Title: Re: Lityvank Is Looking For Some Armored Vehicle Kits
Post by: deathjester on December 24, 2012, 11:15:56 PM
<snip>... semi-relatedly, anyone know of any decent Saracen and Saladin kits?
<snip>Xenia, 1/35 Saladins are the 40+ year old Tamiya kit and resin versions from Accurate Armour, Firing Line  and Commander(OOP). The only currently available Saracen in 1/35 is a resin kit from Firing Line.

The resin kits are pricey, the AA Saladin being £75.00.  :-\
Yeesh... thanks for that. Is the Tamiya kit still available? Also, what about other scales? (1/72 maybe?)


The Tamiya Saladin kit has been OOP for a long time as evidenced by the STOOOOOPID price of a recent eVileBay auction ([url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120993110312[/url]).   Good luck trying to find that kit for a reasonable price. 

You would probably have better success finding the 1:76th scale Airfix or JB Saladin kits.

If you would like JB Saracens / Saladins (which are the same mold as the Airfix kits) for a decent price, I can help, as I know the chap who ran JB Models, and he still has loads!
Title: Re: Lityvank Is Looking For Some Armored Vehicle Kits
Post by: Litvyak on December 25, 2012, 01:10:17 AM
What's with Airfix and their ridiculous scales? I know 1/76 is a (British) railway scale, but still...

Before I opt for those, though... are there any 1/76 Centurions and Challengers?

What few whiff armour I end up doing, I'd like to keep in a unified scale...
Title: Re: Lityvank Is Looking For Some Armored Vehicle Kits
Post by: kitnut617 on December 25, 2012, 01:34:11 AM
What's with Airfix and their ridiculous scales? I know 1/76 is a (British) railway scale, but still...

Before I opt for those, though... are there any 1/76 Centurions and Challengers?

What few whiff armour I end up doing, I'd like to keep in a unified scale...


Try here:

http://www.matadormodels.co.uk/index.htm (http://www.matadormodels.co.uk/index.htm)
Title: Re: Lityvank Is Looking For Some Armored Vehicle Kits
Post by: Litvyak on December 25, 2012, 02:25:27 AM
Thanks for the link!

Took a bit of looking around, but I did discover that pretty much anything I'd need for the BC Army stuff I'd want to build is available in 1/76!

So yes, deathjester, I'd take you up on that offer...
Title: Re: Lityvank Is Looking For Some Armored Vehicle Kits
Post by: deathjester on December 25, 2012, 05:24:30 AM
No problem!  PM me with what you need, and I'll get it sorted!  I'll see if I can get any Centurions and Challengers in 1/76 too...
Title: Re: Lityvank Is Looking For Some Armored Vehicle Kits
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on December 25, 2012, 10:38:31 AM
Emil the Enabler at Skyway Model Shop (http://www.skywaymodel.com/) had one Airfix 1:76th scale Saladin kit on the shelf for about US$9.00. 
Title: Re: Lityvank Is Looking For Some Armored Vehicle Kits
Post by: deathjester on December 25, 2012, 10:53:38 AM
Emil the Enabler at Skyway Model Shop ([url]http://www.skywaymodel.com/[/url]) had one Airfix 1:76th scale Saladin kit on the shelf for about US$9.00.

I reckon I can get the exact same molding for much less than that!  And last I checked, he still had quite a few...
Title: Re: Lityvank Is Looking For Some Armored Vehicle Kits
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on December 25, 2012, 10:59:52 AM
Emil the Enabler at Skyway Model Shop ([url]http://www.skywaymodel.com/[/url]) had one Airfix 1:76th scale Saladin kit on the shelf for about US$9.00.
I reckon I can get the exact same molding for much less than that!  And last I checked, he still had quite a few...


Postage to Canada is the missing element from this equation. 
Title: Re: Lityvank Is Looking For Some Armored Vehicle Kits
Post by: deathjester on December 25, 2012, 11:41:27 AM
I can check on that, but I need to know how many I'd be sending...
Title: Re: Lityvank Is Looking For Some Armored Vehicle Kits
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on December 25, 2012, 11:49:41 AM
Xenia. 

Time to decide as we now have a source for your kits. 

The ball is in your court... :)
Title: Re: Lityvank Is Looking For Some Armored Vehicle Kits
Post by: Gingie on December 26, 2012, 03:19:43 AM
If you are just looking for the Saladin turret, I think the Tamiya M113 Australian FSV has the same one.
Title: Re: Lityvank Is Looking For Some Armored Vehicle Kits
Post by: Litvyak on January 27, 2013, 10:35:40 AM
One specific thing I'm looking for: 1/76 Challenger 1.

(Is there/has there ever been a Chaparral and a ZSU-23-4 in 1/72?)
Title: Re: Lityvank Is Looking For Some Armored Vehicle Kits
Post by: Gingie on January 31, 2013, 08:10:33 AM
One specific thing I'm looking for: 1/76 Challenger 1.



Matchbox made a 76th Cr 1, but if you don't mind 72nd scale, the Revell kit is better and can be detailed up with some CMK resin & PE.


(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8219/8430433171_b28145884c_b.jpg)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8225/8431517972_00ee70e8f7_b.jpg)
Title: Re: Lityvank Is Looking For Some Armored Vehicle Kits
Post by: Litvyak on January 31, 2013, 10:13:27 AM
Thanks... I've seen the Revell kit locally, but I don't know of a 1/72 Centurion - and I've already got a 1/76 Centurion (I need the turret from a 1/76 Challenger to use with the Centurion hull, to build one of these: http://altcan.webs.com/altbc/tyee.htm (http://altcan.webs.com/altbc/tyee.htm) )
Title: Re: Lityvank Is Looking For Some Armored Vehicle Kits
Post by: deathjester on January 31, 2013, 06:09:59 PM
I'll keep looking for one of those, but might I suggest putting a call out in the 'Market Place' to see if any of the members has one of these turrets, and is able to copy it in resin?
Title: Re: Lityvank Is Looking For Some Armored Vehicle Kits
Post by: Rickshaw on February 01, 2013, 10:02:18 AM
Thanks... I've seen the Revell kit locally, but I don't know of a 1/72 Centurion - and I've already got a 1/76 Centurion (I need the turret from a 1/76 Challenger to use with the Centurion hull, to build one of these: [url]http://altcan.webs.com/altbc/tyee.htm[/url] ([url]http://altcan.webs.com/altbc/tyee.htm[/url]) )


I think you'll find the difference in scale would be so slight that it wouldn't be noticeable.
Title: Re: Lityvank Is Looking For Some Armored Vehicle Kits
Post by: Litvyak on February 01, 2013, 10:13:25 AM
Thanks... I've seen the Revell kit locally, but I don't know of a 1/72 Centurion - and I've already got a 1/76 Centurion (I need the turret from a 1/76 Challenger to use with the Centurion hull, to build one of these: [url]http://altcan.webs.com/altbc/tyee.htm[/url] ([url]http://altcan.webs.com/altbc/tyee.htm[/url]) )


I think you'll find the difference in scale would be so slight that it wouldn't be noticeable.


Okay, thanks... it was mainly the scale I was worried about, how different it'd be. But given whiffness, even if it's off a little bit, one can always say the licence-built turrets had the dimensions were changed for the new application... :D
Title: Re: Lityvank Is Looking For Some Armored Vehicle Kits
Post by: Rickshaw on February 01, 2013, 10:16:40 AM
Thanks... I've seen the Revell kit locally, but I don't know of a 1/72 Centurion - and I've already got a 1/76 Centurion (I need the turret from a 1/76 Challenger to use with the Centurion hull, to build one of these: [url]http://altcan.webs.com/altbc/tyee.htm[/url] ([url]http://altcan.webs.com/altbc/tyee.htm[/url]) )


I think you'll find the difference in scale would be so slight that it wouldn't be noticeable.


Okay, thanks... it was mainly the scale I was worried about, how different it'd be. But given whiffness, even if it's off a little bit, one can always say the licence-built turrets had the dimensions were changed for the new application... :D


To the eye, the difference would be slight.  You'd need to pull out a ruler to really tell.
Title: Re: Lityvank Is Looking For Some Armored Vehicle Kits
Post by: philp on February 01, 2013, 12:46:52 PM
72nd Zoo (resin and expensive)

http://www.smallscaleafv.com/ANG/Novinky8/72_ZSU23-4W1.html (http://www.smallscaleafv.com/ANG/Novinky8/72_ZSU23-4W1.html)